ELEVATION TO BOROUGH

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 581, 6 February 1929, Page 10

ELEVATION TO BOROUGH

MT. ROSKILL’S REQUEST

APPLICATION TO BE HEARD The proposed elevation of the Mount Roskill Road District to a borough was advanced a stage at the board's meeting last evening, when advice was received that Mr. E. Cutten, S.M., has been appointed commissioner to investigate the position and report to the Governor-General early in March. Messrs. J. Warren and J. D. Whitmore. the clerk and engineer respectively to the board, were instructed to prepare the necessary evidence to place before the commissioner. The board’s solicitor also is to be consulted. The Auckland City Council notified that it proposed to go on with the reconstruction of Landscape Road, being the boundary between the two districts, at a cost of £990, but the board decided that it was unable to contribute to further work on boundary roads during the current financial year. Any such expenditure must be left over for consideration by next year’s bo d.

A resident wrote complaining that when walking along the footpath in Foch Avenue on January 24 the board’s men sprayed her coat and stocking anc * requested compensation. Jhe board’s officer inspected the clothing, and stated that the woman’s husband hud undertaken to produce the articles at the board’s meeting but as he failed to put in an appearance, no action was taken. J- 11 ® public Works Department notified that it was intended to hand ovmre f cen “y built Siving access to a Crown tenant, and asked W Mr'c ard , had objections Mr. G. E. Tansley thought that an emphatic protest should be entered against taking over this bridge as it The th s li ,? e . of an undedicated road The board decided that, it could not l^ e br^J mUntain either road "or Messrs. L. A. Tozer and S Sen borough were re-elected the boar.'. rs: ves the Mount 5s

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